diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_proc.c b/sys/kern/kern_proc.c
index 41b3e96e6928..6dc22b97f15b 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_proc.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_proc.c
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ thread_link(struct thread *td, struct ksegrp *kg)
 	TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&p->p_threads, td, td_plist);
 	TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&kg->kg_threads, td, td_kglist);
 	td->td_critnest = 0;
-	td->td_savecrit = 0;
 	td->td_kse      = NULL;
 }